Door-hinge fitter.



DOOR-HINGE FITTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented May 1, 1917.

Application filed Apri127, 1916. Serial No. 93,911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jon-N JOHNSON, a subject of the King of Norway,residing at Stoughton, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin,have invented a new and useful Door-Hinge Fitter, of which the followingis a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a device by which hinges can bemore accurately fitted and in much less time than when the fitting isdone by hand without the aid of the device illustrated.

I attain the objects of my invention by themechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is avieW of the entire deviceapplied to the jamb of a door; Fig. 2 i. an enlarged detail of one ofthe hinge positioning mechanisms; Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 ofFig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I provide a suitable rod 1having a coupling 2, suitably threaded to engage with the threaded endof the corresponding rod beneath. Adjustably mounted to rod 1 near itsupper end is a suitable curved arm 3 having a suitable screw 4 forsecuring it to rod 1 and having a suitable horizontal end portion 13adapted to abut against the upper door sill asillustrated in Fig. 1.Adjustably mounted on rod 1, I provide a suitable hinge fitting member 5having suitable screws 6 for fastening it in adjusted position, andhaving suitable openings 7 for temporarily tacking the fitter to thedoor with small nails or tacks N, as shown in Fig. 3. Member 5 serves asa support for member 11, which is the widthv indicating member inconjunction with member 5. As a length indicating member, .I provide asuitable vertically slidable adjusting arm 8 having a suitable screw 9for adjusting or fitting lengthwise of the hinge, as illustrated. One ofthe horizontal arms of the U-shaped adjusting member 5 is provided witha suitable'horizontally slidable guide piece 11 having a projectingportion 14, as shown in Fig. 4, projecting into slot 10 to preventmember 11 from turning. Members 11, of which there are two, as shown 1nFigs. 3 and 4, areadjustably held in place by a suitable screw 12. Inthe drawings J indicates a door amb; and D a door.

In operation the end 13 of arm 3 is pressed against the upper sill, asillustrated in Fig. 1, the arm being held rigid by engagement of screw 4with rod 1. Hinge fitting member 5 is adjusted to the position desiredfor the proper fitting of the hinge laterally and is secured to rod 1 byscrews 6. Openings 7 are utilized in tacking the device to the door orjamb while the operator chops or marks with a chisel where the hinge isto be placed. The adjusting arm 8 may be moved up or down, as requiredto fit the length of the hinge. Guide piece 11 is adjusted to abutagainst the jamb or the door, as the case may be, to gage the portion ofmember that is to project over the jamb or door for fitting the hinge.The bur or projecting portion 14 of member 11 prevents same from turningin slot 10 in which it is horizontally slidable. The whole fitter can betaken apart by disconnecting the respective rods 1 from the engagingcouplings 2, so that the device can be conveniently carried in a toolchest. It insures accurate fitting of the hinges on door and j amb sothat the hinges will work in harmony. 5 In applying the device to thedoor, the curved arm 3 is positioned so as to project slightly above thedoor, to correspond with the elevation of the sill above the top of thedoor. the device is properly adjusted for the respective hingeswhich maybe any desired numberthe operator takes a chisel and chops in where thehinges are to be located, the fitter is removed, the door and jamb arechiseled for the hinges, which are fastened in place and the door hung.No further adjusting is required as the hinges are accurately positionedand work in perfect har-' mony.

Vhat I claim is: a

1. A door hinge fitter, comprising 'a' 1e composed of a plurality' 'ofsections}, at the end of each section for cbupling" it with theadjoining section, a. member slidably mounted and movable longitudinallyof said rod, a second member slidably supported on said first mentionedmember and movable laterally of said rod and adapted to indicate thewidth of a hinge, a third member supported on and slidablelongitudinally of said rod and adapted to indicate the length of ahinge, and means to secure the members in their position of adjustment.

2. In a door hinge fitter, the combination of one or more rod sections,an upwardly When.

onwed mounted on theupper end of "mpeiinost section ind longitudinallyibie thereon, an approximately U- nember 'slldebly mounted 'and mov-1d1na1ly of the rod on which 113 e tinted and having a slot 1n one of1ts pareliei arms, and a second member sl dably tted portion and movablelaterally of odto indicate the Width of a hinge.

U. In; a door lriinge fitter, the combination rod composed of releasablyconnected s arm slidebly mounted on end the upper sect-ion endlongitudirted on the first mentioned member in nally adjustable thereon,approximately U- 15 shaped members slidably mounted and mova'blelongitudinally of said rod and each having a slotted portion, a secondmember mounted in the slotted portion of each and slidably supported onsaid first mentioned member dild ovable laterally of said rod andadapted to indicate the Width of a hinge, and means to secure themembers in any desired adjusted position for fitting hinges.

J GEN JOHNSON. Witnesses 0. S. TARoERsnN, BERTHA M, ERIC/KEEN.

